...Baby One More Time (album)
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...Baby One More Time is the debut album from American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on January 12, 1999, in the U.S. and was principally produced by Max Martin and Rami. The title track, which is her only U.S. number-one single to date,[1] is generally considered Spears' signature song. Although she herself had very minimal artistic input with this record, it is her best-selling album both in the U.S. and internationally and propelled the then-seventeen-year-old to superstardom during the year of its release. The album also spent an impressive fifty-one weeks in the top ten of the Billboard 200 and sixty weeks in the top twenty. With this, it became the second best-selling album of 1999 in the United States, only behind Backstreet Boys's Millennium. It stayed on the Billboard 200 for two years until being moved to the Pop Catalog chart. This album, its lyrics, and its music videos maintained the typical virgin image of the late 90's teen pop revival for Britney.
Track listing
- "...Baby One More Time" (M. Martin) – 3:31
- "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (J. Elofsson, P. Magnusson, D. Kreuger, M. Martin) – 3:20
- "Sometimes" (J. Elofsson) – 4:06
- "Soda Pop" (M. Bassie, E. Foster White) – 3:22
- "Born to Make You Happy" (K. Lundin, A. Carlsson) – 4:05
- "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (E. Foster White) – 5:11
- "I Will Be There" (M. Martin, A. Carlsson) – 3:54
- "I Will Still Love You" (with Don Philip) (E. Foster White) – 4:03
- "Deep in My Heart" [Non-US edition only] (P. Magnusson, D. Kreuger, A. Carlsson) – 3:35
- "Thinkin' About You" (M. Bassie, E. Foster White) – 3:36
- "E-Mail My Heart" (E. Foster White) – 3:43
- "The Beat Goes On" (S. Bono) – 3:43
- "I'll Never Stop Loving You" [Non-US edition only] (J. Blume, S. Diamond) – 3:42
- "Autumn Goodbye" [Non-US edition only] (E. Foster White) – 3:41
- "…Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Radio Mix] [Non-US edition only] – 3:26
- "...Baby One More Time" [Boy Wonder Radio Mix] [Non-US edition only] – 3:27
Chart performance
Although the critical response to the album was lukewarm, ...Baby One More Time was a huge commercial success. It debuted at number one in both the U.S. and Canada, and reached the top ten in many other countries. The record has been certified 14x Platinum in the United States.[2] It is the highest selling album by a teenager both in the US and worldwide. She also made history by being the only female artist to have both album and single go number one at the same time, as well as the youngest to do so.[3]
In France, the record debuted at number twenty-four, after thirty-eight weeks in the chart peaked at number-four,[4] it has sold over 545,000 copies[5] and has been certified 2x Platinum.[6] In the United Kingdom ...Baby One More Time debuted at number two, after one year in the UK Albums Chart earned 3x Platinum certification (900,000 units shipped).[7]
Britney Spears is the only artist to have three number-one singles from the same album chart-topping the United World Chart ("...Baby One More Time", "(You Drive Me) Crazy" and "Born to Make You Happy"). Later in 2004, she broke the same record with "In the Zone".[8].
Alternate covers
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Charts
Chart | Provider(s) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/ shipments |
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U.S. Billboard 200[9] | Billboard/RIAA | 1 | 14x Platinum[10] | 12,100,000[11][12] |
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[9] | 1 | |||
European Albums Chart[13] | IFPI | 1 | 4x Platinum[14] | 4,000,000+ |
Australian Albums Chart | ARIA | 2 | 4x Platinum[15] | 280,000+ |
Austrian Albums Chart | Media Control Europe | 2 | Platinum[16] | 60,000+ |
Brazilian Albums Chart | ABPD | — | Gold[17] | 50,000+ |
Canadian Albums Chart[9] | Nielsen SoundScan | 1 | Diamond[18] | 1,000,000+ |
Dutch Albums Chart | NVPI/Megacharts | 1 | 3x Platinum[19] | 210,000+ |
Finnish Albums Chart | GLF | 11 | Platinum[20] | 40,000+ |
French Albums Chart[21] | SNEP/IFOP | 4 | 2x Platinum[21] | 545,000+[21] |
German Albums Chart | Media Control | 1 | 3x Gold[22] | 450,000+ |
Japanese Albums Chart[23] | Oricon | 9 | Platinum | 279,700+[23] |
Mexican Albums Chart | AMPROFON | 1 | 2x Platinum/Gold[24] | 375,000+ |
New Zealand Albums Chart[25] | RIANZ | 3 | 2x Platinum[25] | 30,000+ |
Norwegian Albums Chart | VG Nett | 5 | Platinum[26] | 40,000+ |
Swedish Albums Chart | GLF | 10 | Platinum[27] | 60,000+ |
Swiss Albums Chart | Media Control | 1 | Platinum[28] | 50,000+ |
UK Albums Chart[29] | BPI/The Official UK Charts Company | 2 | 3x Platinum[30] | 1,100,000+[31] |
Personnel
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Miscellaneous
- The song, ...Baby One More Time became a US #1 hit from this album. Of the singles from this album, only the title track has topped the Hot 100. The rest are either Top 10 or Top 20 hits.
- Unlike other albums by Britney Spears, the front cover is a fold-out page with a poster of Britney.
- The album's liner notes contain the lyrics only of the singles "...Baby One More Time", "Sometimes", "Born To Make You Happy" and "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart". Lyrics for "(You Drive Me) Crazy" do not appear, probably because the single was a remix.
- Some editions (like the Australian edition) have an alternate cover picture, a picture of Spears in white, with her hands in a praying gesture. This picture also appears inside. The picture also resembles the cover artwork of Björk's album Debut.
- The song, ...Baby One More Time was featured in Karaoke Revolution Volume 2. After the words, "'Cause I need to know now", what she really says is "Oh, because", but Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 erroneously put in these words, "what we've got". This has happened in most karaoke versions of the song.
- "Born To Make You Happy" was released internationally. "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" is a US single.
- The song "Baby One More Time" was originally written for the R&B group TLC, but was later given to Spears after the group passed on the chance to record it.
- MADtv created a spoof for the song entitled "Lick my baby back behind".
References
- ^ "Britney Spears: Artist Chart History". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Britney's Debut Tips 14 Million Mark". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "French Albums Chart". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Parcours de Plus de 870 ALBUMS Dans les Charts Français". FanOfMusic.Free.fr. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "French Certification". ChartsInFrance.net. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "UK Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "United World Chart". MediaTraffic.de. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ a b c "Britney Spears: Charts & Awards". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
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- ^ List of BMG Music Club's top selling albums in the United States
- ^ "European Albums Chart". Music.AllOfMp3.com. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ^ "European Certification (IFPI)". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Australian Certification (ARIA)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Austrian Certification (IFPI)". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Brazilian Certification (ABPD)". Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Canadian Certification (CRIA)". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Dutch Certification (IFPI)". IFPI. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Finnish Certification (IFPI)". IFPI. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ a b c "French Chart, Sales & Certification". FanOfMusic.Free.fr. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ^ "German Certification (IFPI)". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ^ a b "Oricon Main Albums Chart". Oricon. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ^ "Mexican Certification (AMPROFON)". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, A.C. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Certification (RIANZ)". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Norwegian Certification (IFPI)". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Swedish Certification (GLF)". GLF. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "Swiss Certification (IFPI)". IFPI. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "UK Albums Chart (Search)". Everyhit.com. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ "UK Certification (BPI)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ UK Sales UKBritney.tv
See also